Kobayashi Surname
Approximately 1,090,872 people bear this surname
Kobayashi Surname User-submission:
The Kobayashi surname means 'small forest', using the kanji 小, meaning 'small', and 林 (pronounced hayashi on its own), meaning 'woods', 'forest'. The surname may refer to the region its owner was from.
Kobayashi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1,075,457 | 1:119 | 9 |
| United States | 5,267 | 1:68,817 | 8,003 |
| Brazil | 4,109 | 1:52,099 | 2,000 |
| Thailand | 1,718 | 1:41,117 | 4,539 |
| Singapore | 980 | 1:5,620 | 365 |
| Canada | 624 | 1:59,047 | 6,964 |
| Hong Kong | 380 | 1:19,304 | 436 |
| Philippines | 342 | 1:296,018 | 42,184 |
| Australia | 265 | 1:101,871 | 11,478 |
| France | 199 | 1:333,783 | 50,418 |
| Mexico | 167 | 1:743,271 | 11,182 |
| England | 151 | 1:368,994 | 26,171 |
| Peru | 143 | 1:222,267 | 9,751 |
| Germany | 120 | 1:670,879 | 52,024 |
| United Arab Emirates | 106 | 1:86,437 | 7,875 |
| Indonesia | 90 | 1:1,469,435 | 99,362 |
| Paraguay | 61 | 1:118,635 | 2,647 |
| Netherlands | 55 | 1:307,040 | 36,360 |
| Malaysia | 52 | 1:567,197 | 27,732 |
| China | 51 | 1:26,810,227 | 1,454 |
| Argentina | 46 | 1:929,205 | 59,251 |
| Spain | 40 | 1:1,168,801 | 40,601 |
| Sweden | 39 | 1:252,481 | 17,476 |
| Chile | 39 | 1:451,704 | 11,842 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Italy | 28 | 1:2,184,167 | 91,195 |
| Russia | 27 | 1:5,337,891 | 231,865 |
| Guam | 25 | 1:6,405 | 908 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Vietnam | 16 | 1:5,790,378 | 2,464 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Ecuador | 12 | 1:1,325,487 | 16,904 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Bolivia | 10 | 1:1,061,643 | 4,908 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Micronesia | 4 | 1:26,561 | 731 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
Kobayashi (465) may also be a first name.
Kobayashi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Kobayashi surname means 'small forest', using the kanji 小, meaning 'small', and 林 (pronounced hayashi on its own), meaning 'woods', 'forest'. The surname may refer to the region its owner was from.
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Kobayashi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kobayashi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kobayashi (Russian: Кобаяши) is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kobayashi.
How Common Is The Last Name Kobayashi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 483rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 6,680 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kobayashi are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 395,119th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 465 people.
The surname Kobayashi is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 1,075,457 people, or 1 in 119. In Japan Kobayashi is mostly concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent are found, Saitama Prefecture, where 9 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Japan it occurs in 87 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.
Kobayashi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kobayashi last name are 18.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.26% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kobayashi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 160.07% more than the national average, earning €78,099 per year; in Peru they earn 131.99% more than the national average, earning S/. 44,971 per year; in United States they earn 15.57% more than the national average, earning $49,866 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.01% more than the national average, earning $55,648 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kobayashi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kobayashi in the Russian language | ||
| Кобаяши | kobaasi | - |
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